GIS applications
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Geographic information systems (GIS)
(also known as Geospatial information systems) are computer software and hardware systems that enable users to capture, store, analyse and manage spatially referenced data.
GISs have transformed the way spatial (geographic) data, relationships and patterns in the world are able to be interactively queried, processed, analysed, mapped, modelled, visualised, and displayed for an increasingly large range of users, for a multitude of purposes
Uses range from information storage; spatial pattern identification; visual presentation of spatial relationships; remote sensing - all sometimes made available through internet web interfaces, involving large numbers of users, data collectors, specialists and/or community participants.
Some examples include:
Geographic Information System
A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
(also known as Geospatial information systems) are computer software and hardware systems that enable users to capture, store, analyse and manage spatially referenced data.
GISs have transformed the way spatial (geographic) data, relationships and patterns in the world are able to be interactively queried, processed, analysed, mapped, modelled, visualised, and displayed for an increasingly large range of users, for a multitude of purposes
Examples of GIS applications
Uses of GIS's range from indigenous people, communities, research institutions, environmental scientists, health organisations, land use planners, businesses, and government agencies at all levels.Uses range from information storage; spatial pattern identification; visual presentation of spatial relationships; remote sensing - all sometimes made available through internet web interfaces, involving large numbers of users, data collectors, specialists and/or community participants.
Some examples include:
GIS Application: Water, Wastewater, Stormwater
See GIS Applications for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater SystemsSee also
- Geographic information systemGeographic Information SystemA geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
- China Historical Geographic Information SystemChina Historical Geographic Information SystemThe China Historical Geographic Information System is a Historical GIS project for creating a database of populated places and historical administrative units for the period of Chinese history between 222 BCE and 1911 CE. The project creates a dataset which track changes in placenames,...
- Canada Geographic Information System
- Electronic Cultural Atlas InitiativeElectronic Cultural Atlas InitiativeThe Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative is a digital humanities initiative involving numerous academic professors and institutions around the world with the stated goal of creating a networked digital atlas by creating tools and setting standards for dynamic, digital maps.ECAI was established in...
- GISCorpsGISCorpsGISCorps, founded in 2003, is a program initiated by the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association that offers volunteer GIS services to under-served developing communities worldwide....
- Great Britain Historical GISGreat Britain Historical GISThe Great Britain Historical GIS , is a spatially-enabled database that documents and visualises the changing human geography of the British Isles, although is primarily focussed on the subdivisions of the United Kingdom mainly over the 200 years since the first census in 1801...
- Society for Conservation GISSociety for Conservation GISThe Society for Conservation Geographic Information Systems is an international non-profit society with around 1000 members in 80 countries....
GIS Applications: General
- Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis's GIS Timeline displaying the development and grow of GIS from the 1960s to the present day Accessed 13 March 2008
- Geographical Information and Technology Association web page Accessed 13 March 2008
- GIS Applications in Water Industry
GIS Applications: Archaeology
- University of Alabama Office of Archaeology Research’s pages on using GIS
- ESRI's page on using GIS in Archaeology
- Stanford Library's page on GIS and Archaeology
- ArchAtlas a project aims to provide a visual summary of spatial processes in prehistoric and early historic times, such as the spread of farming, the formation of trade contacts, and the growth of urban systems.
- Historical Geographic Information Systems Online Forum on Google
- Fasti Online - an online GIS of archaeological sites